Hands-On LCA Training Helps Energynet Deliver New Value to Clients
Company
Energynet is an Italian energy services company specialising in helping businesses and public organisations improve energy efficiency and reduce CO₂ emissions. Operating across Italy with a team of engineers and consultants, the company provides energy diagnostics, consumption monitoring, ISO 50001 certification, energy management, and performance contracts to help clients optimise performance, lower costs, and advance toward more sustainable operations.
The Challenge: Expanding Beyond Energy Efficiency
Energynet saw growing customer demand for environmental insights alongside their energy projects, but transforming that vision into real capability wasn’t simple.
Environmental engineer Mattia Montanari was tasked with building this expertise but faced a familiar obstacle: most training options were too short, too theoretical, or lacked the structure needed to apply LCA confidently in client projects.
Energynet needed a comprehensive and practical LCA training program that could translate strategic goals into measurable skills and lay the groundwork for a new service area.
Why Environmental Impacts Academy
After exploring several alternatives, Energynet chose the Hands-On LCA Training Program from Environmental Impacts Academy because it offered the right balance of structure, depth, and practicality.
The program combined clear theoretical foundations with guided project work and expert feedback, elements that were missing from other courses they considered.
The program’s integration with Earthster software allowed Mattia to apply LCA methods to real data and client scenarios, helping the company build internal capability and prepare for future environmental projects.
The Solution: Learning by Doing
Through the Flex version of the Hands-On LCA Training Program, Mattia Montanari carried out a complete LCA on a steel helicopter engine component for one of Energynet’s industrial customers.
He collected real data, built the model in Earthster, and learned how to interpret the results for practical business use. The customer intends to use these insights to guide internal decision-making and improvement initiatives.
The program began with a 60-hour structured learning phase on LCA fundamentals, ISO standards, and methodology, followed by the project phase, where he applied this knowledge in practice. Throughout both stages, weekly support from coaches and teachers provided guidance, feedback, and accountability, ensuring steady progress and high-quality results.
Results: From Training to Tangible Capability
The collaboration worked because Energynet approached the training as a real development project rather than a classroom exercise. Mattia applied everything directly to an internal case, while continuous guidance from the Academy’s coaches kept the project on track and aligned with professional standards.
By the end of the program, Energynet had built in-house LCA capability and delivered a complete, customer-ready assessment that now serves as a reference for future projects.
The training gave Mattia the confidence, methodology, and tools to perform LCAs independently—turning new knowledge into measurable business value and expanding Energynet’s sustainability expertise.
“The practical project work was really useful—it completely changed my point of view. With this course you understand what an LCA is and how to do it, so you can actually use it in your work. It’s useful not only for learning but also for real projects.”
— Mattia Montanari, Environmental Engineer, Energynet
Energynet now plans to build on the pilot results, refine the data, and expand its service offering to include LCA-based environmental consulting, creating new opportunities for growth in sustainability.
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